Day: 9 December 2013

BBC to launch five HD channels

The BBC has announced that it will launch five new subscription-free HD channels, tomorrow (Tuesday 10th December 2013).

The new channels: BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, CBeebies HD and CBBC HD will be available on Freeview HD, Freesat HD, YouView and Sky HD. Viewers will also be able to catch-up on HD programmes from these channels on BBC iPlayer.

But only BBC Three HD and CBBC HD will be available to viewers in Killearn with Freeview and YouView. To watch BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, and CBeebies HD you will need to have Freesat HD or Sky HD.

For more information check out www.a516digital.com/2013/12/bbc-confirms-launch-date-for-new-hd-channels.html.

CBBC and BBC Three go HD tomorrow

Tomorrow will see the BBC launch both CBBC amd BBC Three in HD on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and YouView.

These two extra HD channels will be broadcast from both the local transmitter at Craighat and the Darvel transmitter. Meaning that anyone in Killearn and local area that can currently watch BBC One Scotland HD, will get these new channels.

CBBC HD will be on channel number 73. BBC Three HD will be on channel number 105 on both Freeview and YouView.